Game device



NW. 19, 1929. c. RKINDT ET AL J 7 GAME DEVICE Filed Oct. 5, 1928 2 Sheets- Sheet 1 Nov. 19, 1929. R, KINDT HAL 1,736,447

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Patented Nov. 19, 1929 UNITED STATES CHARLES BOY KIND! AND PEY'I'ON H, ENNISS, F SARASOTA, FLORIDA GAME DEVICE Application filed October 8, 1928. Serial No. 309,853. 7

10 be either open or closed, said conduits having inlets arranged in substantially horizontal juxtaposition in the ramp face and having outlets arranged in relatively widely separated relation in the rear and lateral faces of the body, one conduit being relatively straight fore and aft and the other or others being laterally deflected.-

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which I Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary hazard, including three channels or conduits traversing the same.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the same.

Fi 3 is a sunilar view of a slightly modified orm.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of a further modification.- Y i Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the disposition of three different forms of. hazard arranged on a miniature putting course.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, which exemplify one of the many forms which the hazard may take, 1 indicates the body of the device which, as shown, is a generally mound-shape structure having a flat base 2 to afford a firm support on the floor or ground surface over which the putting of a golf ball, with a suitable putting club, may

be eflected. The body portion of the device may be either cast or molded as an integral structure in concrete or similar material, or,

if desired, may be fabricated in sheet metal or the like, or may be built upof various appropriate materials. Preferably, one lateral face of the body 1, namely, that towardwhich the putting of the ball is directed, is formed as an integral ramp 3, which may, if desired,

be guarded -'on either side by an obstruction,

such as illustrated conventionally at 10, 10.

Opening into the surface ofv the ramp face 3 are the inlets to multiple channels or condu1ts which traverse the body of the structure in various directions, so that the ball,

when putted, will be directed either toward the hole or away from the hole laterally, depending upon the particular conduit which 1t enters. As exemplified in Fi 1, the middle conduit 4 runs fore and a and its axis is in a plane normal to the base 2 and is inclined downwardly toward the rear, so that the ball passing through said conduit may be directed toward the golf cup, which may be placed at any desired distance from the putting hazard. Likewise, opening, into the ramp face 3 are conduits 5 and 6,5beingclosed and 6 being open, the entrances thereto being arranged in .close horizontal juxtaposition to the entrance of conduit 4, thereby increasing the chances of the putted golf ball entering one of the conduits. When the ball enters either conduit 5 or conduit 6, instead of being directed toward. the golf cup, it will be deflected laterally and be discharged fro e'channel or conduit to one side or the other of the plafard and generally away from the cup or o e.

In this particular form of hazard, the top is provided with a centraldepression 7 having one or more openings 8 connecting the bottom of the depression with conduit 4, so that, if the ball is putted in a true line toward the golf cup, but misses the entrance to conduit 4, it may roll-up the ramp face into the depression 7 and pass to the conduit 4 through one of the openin s 8.

In Fig. 3, a slightly modified form of haz ard is shown, which it will be understood, however, involves the same general arrangement of multiple conduits, one of which leads directly toward the golf cup and one or more of which, being deflected laterally in the body of the device, directs the ball away from the straight line toward the cup or hole. In this particular modification, the ramp face 3 is relatively short and the direct conduit 4' has an initial upward inclination and a final downward inclination, which inclinations are relatively slight, so that the course traversed by the putted ball will be comparatively level. The laterally deflected conduits in this modified form of hazard may have a similar double inclination or may, if desired, be substantially horizontal.

In Fig. 4, the same general arrangement is followed, except that the body portion 1 is in the form of an elongated mound transverse to place, or in a stationary position, the trav-' ersing channels or conduits preferably having a radius of approximately four to eight inches, which will admit of the ready entrance into and a passage through any one of the conduits by a standard golf ball.

Fig. 5 illustrates a typical or exemplary disposition or layout of a miniature putting course including three holes or cu s, with the hazards disposed at any desired 'stance between the corresponding golf cup and the point where the initial putt is to be made. As in the regular game of golf, the object to be attained is to putt the ball into any cup in the least number of strokes, which object will usually be obtained when the ball is accu- 2. A putting hazard comprising a body having a supporting base and a ramp face, multipleconduits formed in and traversing said body having inlets arranged in substantially horizont: 1 juxtaposition in said ramp face and outlets arranged in widely separated relation.

3. A putting hazard comprising a body having a supporting base, a conduit traversing said bo y having its axis in a plane normal to said base and one or more laterally deflected conduits traversing said body, the inlets of said conduits being arranged in substantially horizontal juxtaposition.

4. A putting hazard comprising a body having a supporting base and a ramp face, a conduit traversing said body having its axis in a plane normal to said base, and one or more laterally deflected conduits traversing said body, the inlets'of said conduits being arranged in substantially horizontal juxtaposition in said ramp face.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

' CHARLES ROY K NDT.

PEYTON H. ENNI S.

rately putted through the relatively straight conduit, which, as indicated in the several modifications, is the intermediate channel or conduit. Should the putting stroke be inaccurate and the ball enter either .of the lateral conduits, it will be deflected thereby to one side and, therefore, away from the cup or hole and will. ordinarily require a greater number of strokes to reach the hole than would be the case if it were putted through the relatively straight conduit directly toward the cup or hole 16, 17 or 18 as the case may be.

It will be understood that the particular forms, constructions and arrangements of the device, as hereinbefore illustrated and described, are merely exempla? and ma be changed or modified without eparting om the invention, so long as the general principle of the multiple conduits or channels, two or more in number, is preserved, with one of said channels adapted to direct the putted ball in a straight line toward the golf cup or'hole and the other channel or channels being so disposed as totdeflect the ball laterally of the direct line toward the cup.

What we claim is:

1. A putting hazard comprising a body having a supporting base, multiple 'conduits formed in and traversing said body having inlets arranged in substantially horizontal juxtaposition and outlets arranged'in widely separated relation. 

